Re: StarCraft 2 Questions and Answers part 6

1. Siege tank redesign = Awesome. I really hope it turns out well. Thank you so much for hearing that one out Blizzard!

2. I'm not too worried about the music, I think if they kept the original melodies and just redid them that'd be fine just cuz they already sound so great, but I think Warcraft III music was a real step up from that of Warcraft II, so hopefully we can see (or hear) the same thing happen for SC2. That tune that comes up for the demos, like when the "epic battle" took place between the Terran and Protoss, is great. I hope it will be incorporated somewhere in the real game.

 

I find it interesting that they gave the hallucination spell to the star relic...

 

http://media.pc.ign.com/media/850/850126/img_4704595.html

The two tall things on the bottom right are Dark Obelisks. They are needed for the construction of Dark Templars. Got it straight from Karune

 

Can the Dark Obelisks build the Tempest unit aswell? I'd suspect they could since Tempests are supposed to be the 'Dark Carriers'

 

sigh... I was hoping those were the fabled war shrines -_-

 

sweeeeeeet

I love the name, "obelisk" is probably one of my favorite words of all time.

it's not surprising, we were all focused on how in screenshots it was in "defensive" positions, but it just proves that the human brain naturally likes to find patterns and group things in order, even when there is no real pattern and it is all just coincidence

 

Or maybe it actually is in a defensive position? Maybe it has some non-tech function as well?

 

I don't know, I just asked Karune on the Battle.net forums. Someone else asked if the Templar Archives are gone, but Karune said it is currently still here, but still subject to change.

Here it is, bottom right corner of the screenshot, don't ask me why there are more than one, because I don't know
http://media.pc.ign.com/media/850/850126/img_4704595.html

Me asking:

Karune Answering:

Quote of the asker:

Quote of Karune:

 

I'm not 100% sure but I think it has already been said that the tempest will be built from the stargate.

Anyway, I think giving hallucination to the star relic is the right thing to do since it was rarely ever used on the high templar.

 

A new Siege Tank look, awsome! Im so excited! =)
And the music im sure will be awsome aswell. I hope to god that Matt Uelmen will be making it. Love his music.

 

Yes! Finally they change that horrifying Siege Tank. Seems like whining DO work sometimes (my time playing WoW gave the impression Blizz never gave into whining..)

 

I completely agree, the last tune of the gameplay trailer was awesome! Dunno if you've heard it, but the tune from the Artwork trailer is actually pretty cool too.
One thing i'd almost wanna DEMAND is that they polish up the Terran tunes from SC1, because they rocked. Every time i listen to em, is like nostalgia x200, since i remember those were the tunes i listened to when playing the Terran Campaign for the first time ever 9 years ago.

 

Re: StarCraft 2 Questions and Answers Part 7

now all they need to change are the Dark Templar, redesign it sticking more closely to the old look which is WAY better than the current bulkish one

 

Re: StarCraft 2 Questions and Answers Part 7

w00t!! Score 2 for the fans on the Siege Tank!!! And I hope the music is really epic....I want to feel awesome while pummeling enemy bases with Vikings and Banshees

 

Re: StarCraft 2 Questions and Answers Part 7

http://media.pc.ign.com/media/850/850126/img_4704595.html

I just noticed that the Dark Obelisk on the top isn't blue. The bottom two are blue-lit while the top is just gray as if it was drained of power.

 

Re: StarCraft 2 Questions and Answers Part 7

WoW is such an expansive (and awful imo) game that they wouldnt listen to one individual. However about 90% of people have said the siege tank looks like crap so therefore they are changing it.
Im sure if it was even 55% they wouldnt but 90%!!! ur gonna make alot of people unhappy.

 

Re: StarCraft 2 Questions and Answers Part 7

its outside of pylon power. i guess theres now an animation for that.

 

Re: StarCraft 2 Questions and Answers Part 7

so they will change the look of the siege tanks. great. i just hope they will make it look more fierce and more innovative so that we will be excited and not bored on using it even after 5 years after the release like that of siege tanks in sc1, the look and the sound has always been exciting and perfect.

yes, i think hallucination should go to star relics, it make more sense than having templars illuminating big units like carriers (tempest,collosus etc.).

i dont like the idea of ctrl -a, specially if they make unlimited unit selection. if you want to move all your forces you just hit ctrl-a and then go, no need to dragging fast etc which makes the game boring and passive like.

and new siege tank at blizzcon. nice. cant wait.

 

Re: StarCraft 2 Questions and Answers Part 7

I completely agree with this, and I'm quite happy that Blizzard changed up the Siege Tank since the massive red lips (aka the cannon) it had looked really, REALLY cartoonish. I'm glad Blizzard is listening to the community to see what's working and what's not, and I don't think they're just giving in to the public whining about some of their products. They're smarter than that, and IMO it'll help make Starcraft 2 better.

 

Re: StarCraft 2 Questions and Answers Part 7

hey, it worked with the tank, it just might work with the DT.